Visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Since early 2007, I have been wanting to gear my future travels towards visiting more locations which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. There are so many amazing places around the world...
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Days of numbing tongue: Sichuan feast
Our day started at Kuanzhai Xiangzi Alleys (宽窄巷子), yet another historic touristy area of Chengdu. After strolling around, exploring and learning a little something about the history of the area -...
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Collared in the Hood
My Birdbrain Favorite Cousin pinged me a few weeks ago, asking me to take her back to Neighborhood for the so-called "Peter menu". Knowing that Mr. and Mrs. Birdiegolf also enjoy taking in the "Peter...
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I still haven't found what I'm looking for
My friend V wanted to catch up before the holidays, and figured we could do with a casual meal. There are only a couple of people I would normally call on for an occasion like this, and this time I...
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Pre-holiday FUK day 1: hidden upstairs
We're off to Fukuoka for a few days before the Christmas holidays, and thanks to the need to transit through Taipei, we landed just one hour before dinner was to start. Thankfully the immigration and...
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Pre-holiday FUK day 2: ramen and shopping
Hello Kitty and I desperately needed to catch up on sleep, so we decided to sleep in today. After eventually dragging our butts out of bed, we made our way to the original shop (本店) of Hakata Ramen...
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Pre-holiday FUK day 2: hidden on the side
We had real trouble finding Daidokoro (大所). The address points to an apartment building, but there didn't seem to be a door leading to any restaurant on the ground level... or was there? We did see...
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Pre-holiday FUK day 3: American ro ro
After two days of having no meat, Ro Ro was dying for some ro ro. Thankfully DaRC had arranged lunch at Authentic Living Butcher NYC - a place where they serve dry-aged beef. Being a fan of Japanese...
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Pre-holiday FUK day 3: Chinese Island
Our only meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant on this trip was dinner tonight. Sushi Karashima (鮨 唐島) has been open for a little more than a year and a half, and already grabbed a coveted Michelin...
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Pre-holiday FUK day 4: take it easy
It's our last full day in Fukuoka, and DaRC hadn't planned anything so we thought we'd just take it easy. I missed out on visiting Goh-san at his restaurant when I was in town last month, and since I...
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Pre-holiday FUK: late-night drinks
There's bound to be drinking when DaRC is involved, and on this trip I went out for drinks each night after dinner - to a variety of bars. After our dinner on the first night, we rushed over to Shuho...
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Pre-holiday FUK: late-night eats
Maybe it's that late-night session last month... I don't know... but for someone who very rarely goes out for late-night supper after dinner, I inexplicably felt the need to binge while I was in...
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The path continues
I'm back home spending Christmas with the Parental Units, which I haven't done in a few years. Much to my surprise, mom suggested that we go out for dinner one night. I guess she felt that she's been...
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Last stars of the decade
I pinged Hairy Legs this morning. I had something for Bilbaobab, and could I just drop it off with him at the restaurant during my lunch hour? Being the kind friend that he is, Hairy Legs offered to...
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The best dishes I had in 2019
It's been a busy year at work, thanks to me changing jobs at the start of the year. I definitely did not take as many holidays as I had planned, and in fact I ended up eating out less altogether....
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Dominique's Hong Kong
It's been a long time coming, but Dominique Ansel has finally come to Hong Kong to open up shop. It made total sense that they took their time before entering this market, as the notoriously high rent...
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Burgonfusion
A few hours after stuffing myself with Dominique Ansel's goodies, I joined the MNSC boys for our gathering at the Hong Kong Club. It's been a while since Gayliao last played host, and we were only too...
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Eating with chefs: no Cronuts, just crab
The Great One planned a few meals for Dominique and A while they're in town to open their new bakery, and asked Hello Kitty and I to join them at The Chairman (大班樓). How interesting to note that my...
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German riesling and Cantonese food
I love German rieslings, and usually bringing some whenever I go out for Chinese food. So when I found out that Egon Müller IV was going to be in town, I was only too happy to join DaRC for a special...
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Last round for snake
I've been so busy at work this year - and with a pretty crazy travel schedule in the last quarter of 2019 - that I actually didn't get a chance to visit my favorite Cantonese private kitchen during the...
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